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LAUNCHING OF 40 X 46 mm Under Barrel Grenade Launcher  for TAR and AK-47 Rifle
In continuation to the launch of TriCa, which is a leap forward of AtmaNirbharBharath, Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli launched 40X 46 mm UBGL for TAR and AK-47 during the function held at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli on 30th July 2021.
This 40 X 46 mm UBGL is developed through in-house R&D at OFT which is an additional facility that can be attached to Trichy Assault Rifle , an indigenously developed assault rifle, which is inducted by Central Reserve Police Force ,Central Armed Police Forces  and State Police Forces. This 46 X 40 mm UBGL is compatible with in service AK-47 Rifles also for the purpose of launching high explosive grenades at enemy targets. Its range is 400 Meters and Weight about 1.6 Kg.
The 40 X 46 mm Under Barrel Grenade Launcher is a single shot, breech loaded launcher intended for increasing the fire power drastically by using variety of grenade.The soldier will have an option to fire both TAR/AK-47 bullets and explosive grenades at enemy troops to destroy and prevent them from marching forward. The UBGL can be easily attached to the rifle in less than a minute. The 40 mm UBGL is very useful in combat actions and counter-terrorist operations for Infantry, Special Forces, Law Enforcement Units and anti-Naxal and jungle warfare operations.
Shri Sanjay Dwivedi, IOFS, General Manager, Ordnance Factory, Tiruchirappalli launched the UBGL. Shri Rajiv Jain, Addl. General Manager , Shri A.K. Singh, Addl. General Manager, Shri V.Gunasekaran, Jt. General Manager and Shri S. Krishnaswamy, Jt. General Manager were present.
This is stated in a press release issued by Dr.C.Ariyasakthi, WM/Admin & PRO, OFT.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets CISF personnel on the Raising Day of CISF
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the CISF personnel and their families on the Raising Day of Central Industrial Security Force.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "On their Raising Day, greetings to the courageous @CISFHQrs personnel and their families. Their role in furthering national safety and progress is deeply valued. In 2019, I had attended the Raising Day celebrations of CISF. Here is what I had spoken then."
Ministry of Steel
Silver Jubilee of WIPS  formation day celebrated at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
CMD, RINL lauds significant contribution by RINL employees
Silver Jubilee of WIPS  formation day was celebrated in VSP today in a grand manner. Addressing the women employees of RINL, Shri Atul Bhatt, CMD, RINL-VSP in his address, lauded the exceptional contribution by the women fraternity of RINL in turning around the company after six years of making losses.” I am very happy to note that Women in Public Sector  of RINL, which was established in 1997 has completed 25 long and successful years and is celebrating silver Jubilee this year”, Shri Atul Bhatt said. He congratulated all the women employees of RINL on this special occasion and appreciated them for their active role in improving the awareness on the role of women in the society.
Shri Atul Bhatt congratulated Ms.PV Sindhu, for bagging the prestigious gold at the Commonwealth Games in Badminton women’ singles competition and said that it is matter of pride for entire RINL family that Ms. PV Sindhu is the brand ambassador of RINL.
Shri Atul Bhatt complimented Ms. Sheela Priyadarsini, Chief General Manager & head of the department -Materials Management, RINL for efficiently handling the extremely complex supply chain management of steel plant. “It is heartening to note that more number of women are joining RINL and it is a matter of pride to note that women are increasingly and gradually seen marching into domains which were once reserved only for men like the armed forces.I would like to compliment WIPS of RINL for their active role in improving the awareness about the role of women in society and the various programmes they undertake for this cause.”, Shri Atul Bhatt added.
Shri Atul Bhatt thanked Dr.GitanjaliBatmanabane for her gracious presence and said that her presence and message will certainly inspire the women participants to scale greater height in professional life.
The Guest of honour, Dr Gitanjali Batmanabane, Pro-Vice Chancellor, GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research highlighted the need for women to develop the culture of courage to encounter the difficulties being faced in the society for success in their life. She said that India is known for youngest population and next gen women would play a dominant role in variety of fields. Dr.Gitanjali Batmanabane, Shri Atul Bhatt and Directors of RINL felicitated some of the women employees of RINL and also gave prizes to winners of various competitions held on the occasion.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister reiterates commitment to protect the elephant on World Elephant Day
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has reiterated commitment to protect the elephant on World Elephant Day.
Responding to the tweet of Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, the Prime Minister said;
“On World Elephant Day, we reiterate our commitment to protect the elephant, which is very closely associated with India’s rich natural heritage. I also appreciate all those working in this direction. Sharing some glimpses from my recent visit to the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. 🐘”
Cabinet
Cabinet approves capital infusion for the three Public Sector General Insurance Companies – Oriental Insurance Company Limited, National Insurance Company Limited and United India Insurance Company Limited
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the capital infusion for an overall value of Rs.12,450 crore;  in the three Public Sector General Insurance Companies  namely Oriental Insurance Company Limited , National Insurance Company Limited  and United India Insurance Company Limited  but of which Rs.3,475 crore will be released immediately; while the balance Rs,6475 crore will be infused later. Cabinet also approved increase in authorised share capital of NICL to Rs.7,500crore and that of UIICL and OlCL to Rs 5,000 crore respectively to give effect to the capital infusion. Further, the process of merger has been ceased so far in view of the current scenario and instead, the focus shall be on their profitable growth.
The capital infusion of Rs.3,475 Crore will be allocated to three PSGICs viz. OlCL, NICL and UIICL as the first tranche in the current financial year and the. balance amount will be released in one or more tranches. To give effect to the infusion, the authorised capital of NICL will be increased to Rs. 7,500 Crore and that of UIICL and OlCL to Rs.5,000 Crore respectively.
Impact
The capital infusion will enable the three PSGICs to improve their financial and solvency position, meet the insurance needs of the economy, absorb changes and enhance the capacity to raise resources and improved risk management.
Financial implications:
In the current financial year, the immediate financial implication would be Rs.3,475 crore as a result of capital infusion in three PSGICs namelyOlCL, NICL and UIICL as the first tranche which will be followed by Rs. 6,475 Crore.
Way forward:
To ensure optimum utilization of the capital being provided, the Government has issued guidelines in the form of KPIs aimed at bringing business efficiency and profitable growth. In the meanwhile, given the current scenario, the process of merger has been ceased so far and/instead focus shall be on their solvency and profitable growth, post capital infusion.
Ministry of Coal
Coal Ministry launches website for research endeavors in coal sector
Details of completed and ongoing research projects available on website
Boost to transparency in R&D projects
“The website will help in disseminating and promoting the knowledge and research work in the coal sector”, said Shri Anil Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Coal. Launching the website to promote R&D activities in coal sector today, Shri Jain complemented the efforts of CMPDI in developing the website and suggested to put the web links of the efforts made by various esteemed organizations for R&D in coal sector on the website.
Ministry of Coal has launched the website to promote Research & Development  activities of the ministry and attract research institutes for R&D endeavors in coal sector. Shri Anil Jain launched the website  during the 56th meeting of Standing Scientific Research Committee of the Ministry. Coal India R&D arm, Central Mines Planning & Design Institute Limited  has designed and developed this website.
The website broadly displays the guidelines for implementing coal research projects with different forms so that anybody can submit proposals in requisite manner. It also has lists and outcomes of completed projects and ongoing research projects to have a transparency and avoid repetitive nature of projects. It showcases photos, videos and news clippings related to the coal and lignite sector and different publications are also available on the website. The website contains identified thrust areas for future coal research keeping in view the future needs of the nation.
MoC has been promoting R&D activities in Coal & Lignite sectors through its Coal Science & Technology  Plan for improvement in production, productivity, safety, coal beneficiation & utilization, protection of environment & ecology, clean coal technology & allied fields etc. MoC also provides funds to carry out research work on these subjects.
Research projects are presently being implemented by national research and academic institutions like IITs, NITs, IISc, NRSC, CSIR laboratories, other reputed universities etc. with active participation of coal and lignite producing companies. New thrust areas for research projects have been identified by a high-level technical committee constituted by MoC. These have been displayed on CMPDI website based on which need based research proposals may be submitted throughout the year.
Ministry of Steel
NMDC Conferred at PRSI Awards 2022
The National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. , sweeped the Public Relations Awards 2022 conferred by Public Relations Society of India , winning the first position in four categories. Chief Guest, Telangana Minister of Prohibition & Excise, Sports & Youth Services, Tourism & Culture, Shri V Srinivas Goudpresented the award to NMDC’s Shri Praveen Kumar, ED  and Shri Ch. Srinivasa Rao, DGM  received the awards on behalf of the Navratna PSU.Shri Srinivasa Rao, DGM  received the awards on behalf of the Navratna PSU.
The mining major was conferred with this honour for their Corporate Website, Annual Report, Layout and Design of Newsletter, and CSR Corporate Video. The TelanganaState Minister Shri V Srinivas Goud lauded the efforts of the PR industry in building an informed society and congratulated the winners. Celebrating the Golden Jubilee of the PRSI Hyderabad Chapter, the conference hosted interactive and insightful sessions on the theme of ‘Emerging Trends in Modern Public Relations’.
Congratulating his Corporate Communication team, NMDC Chairman and Managing Director Shri Sumit Deb said, “Our team has done a brilliant job in creating a unique brand voice for NMDC and building deeper engagements with our stakeholders. Their efforts in building a robust network in-house, with the media and the public has empowered our commitment to grow and contribute to nation building.”
Ministry of Power
NTPC Q2/H1 FY22 Unaudited Results
PAT  up 6.40%  & 10.73% 
The Country’s largest power generator- NTPC Ltd., with a present group installed capacity of 66,900 MW, declared the unaudited financial results for Q2/H1 FY22 on 28 October, 2021.
NTPC group has recorded gross generation of 90.97 Billion Units in Q2 FY22 and 176.78 Billion Units in H1 FY22 as against 77.93 Billion Units and 145.88 Billion Units during the previous periods of last year registering an increase of 16.74% and 21.19% respectively. On standalone basis, the gross generation of NTPC for Q2 FY22 was 74.81 Billion Units and in H1 FY22 was 146.56 Billion Units as compared to 67.67 Billion Units and 127.86 Billion Units in the corresponding previous periods registering an increase of 10.55% and 14.63% respectively. Coal stations achieved a Plant Load Factor of 69.63% as against National Average of 57.70% with an availability factor of 89.44%.
On standalone basis, Total Income in Q2 FY22 was ₹ 29,273 crore as against ₹ 26,023.33 crore in Q2 FY21. Total Income for H1 FY22, was ₹ 56,075.25 crore as against ₹ 50,044.33 crore in H1 FY21, registering an increase of 12.05%. For Q2 FY22, PAT was ₹ 3,211.91 crore as against ₹ 3,504.80 crore in Q2 FY21. PAT for H1 FY22 was ₹ 6,357.54 crore as against ₹ 5,974.96 crore in H1 FY21 registering an increase of 6.40%.
On consolidated basis, Total Income in Q2 FY22 was ₹ 33,095.67 crore as against ₹ 28,677.64 crore in Q2 FY21. Total Income for H1 FY22 was ₹ 63,486.27 crore as against ₹ 55,472.32 crore in H1 FY21, registering an increase of 14.45%. For Q2 FY22, PAT was ₹ 3,690.95 crore as against ₹ 3,494.61 crore in Q2 FY21. PAT for H2 FY22 was ₹ 7,134.67 crore, as against ₹ 6,443.55 crore in H1 FY21, registering an increase of 10.73%.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 469
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 188.87 Crore
More than 20 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 188.87 Crore  today. More than 20 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
10405106
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|
2nd Dose
|
|
10016402
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|
Precaution Dose
|
|
4793359
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|
FLWs
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|
1st Dose
|
|
18415663
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|
2nd Dose
|
|
17539138
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|
Precaution Dose
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|
7586150
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|
Age Group 12-14 years
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|
1st Dose
|
|
28651935
|
|
|
|
2nd Dose
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|
6545651
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Age Group 15-18 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
58420345
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|
|
|
2nd Dose
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|
42219391
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|
Age Group 18-44 years
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|
1st Dose
|
|
555709198
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|
2nd Dose
|
|
478049687
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|
Precaution Dose
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|
147257
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|
Age Group 45-59 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
202917430
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|
2nd Dose
|
|
187931817
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Precaution Dose
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|
517864
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Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
126863397
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|
2nd Dose
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|
117086229
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Precaution Dose
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|
14926143
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|
Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1001383074
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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859388315
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Precaution Dose
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27970773
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Total
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1888742162
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 29th April, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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|
57
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2nd Dose
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|
796
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Precaution Dose
|
|
15939
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|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
99
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
1163
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|
Precaution Dose
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|
40319
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|
Age Group 12-14 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
330196
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|
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
740720
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|
Age Group 15-18 years
|
|
1st Dose
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|
46547
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|
|
|
2nd Dose
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|
132028
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|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
31449
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
381652
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
11775
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|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
4430
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
83151
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|
Precaution Dose
|
|
34676
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|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
3295
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
54749
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|
Precaution Dose
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|
117766
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|
Cumulative 1st dose administered
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416073
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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|
1394259
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Precaution Dose
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220475
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|
Total
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2030807
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
UPSC
Recruitment Results finalized by UPSC in March, 2019
The following Recruitment Results have been finalized by the Union Public Service Commission during the month of March, 2019. The recommended candidates have been informed individually by post.
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Ministry of Urban Development
Houses Sanctioned Under PMAY now Stands at 83.62 Lakhs
Uttar Pradesh tops list for Sanctioned Houses at 13 Lakhs
In the 44th meeting of the Central Sanctioning cum Monitoring Committee  under PMAY, held today, under the chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Housing& Urban Affairs, Shri DurgaShanker Mishra, more than 2.5 Lakh houses were sanctioned in 10 states.The cumulative number of houses sanctioned under PMAY now stands at about 83,62,975.
The CSMC discussed, among other important points, the progress of the Scheme from various states like Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana etc.The State of Uttar Pradesh presented proposals for construction of 1.38 lakh more houses which was the highest among all 10 participating states.With this, Uttar Pradesh has become first in the country in project sanctioned with about 12.96 lakh houses sanctioned, closely followed by Andhra Pradesh  and Maharashtra .
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Project Proposals for 44th CSMC Under PMAY 
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Held on 28th June 2019
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S. No.
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State
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No of Projects
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EWS Houses

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Project Cost

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Central
Assistance

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1
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Assam
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33
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12,171
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338.82
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182.57
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|
2
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Bihar
|
|
12
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|
13,165
|
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752.68
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|
197.48
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|
3
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Chhattisgarh
|
|
50
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|
6,231
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|
193.89
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|
93.47
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|
4
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Gujarat
|
|
75
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|
13,724
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|
893.34
|
|
205.86
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|
5
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Jharkhand
|
|
38
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|
19,333
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|
700.05
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|
290.00
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|
6
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Maharahstra
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|
51
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|
25,241
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|
1,919.77
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|
378.62
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|
7
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Meghalaya
|
|
15
|
|
2,422
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|
93.46
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|
36.33
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|
8
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Nagaland
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|
15
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|
2,983
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|
118.15
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|
44.75
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|
9
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Tamilnadu
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|
85
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18,054
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|
1,015.78
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270.81
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|
10
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Uttar Pradesh
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|
373
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1,37,769
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5,347.26
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2,066.54
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Grand Total
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747
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2,51,093
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11,373.20
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3,766.40
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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Chairs Meeting with various sectoral groups in a pre-budget exercise
Calls for a focussed effort from all stake holders to achieve the 5 Trillion Dollar Economy
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi called for a focussed effort from all stakeholders in order to achieve the target of 5 Trillion Dollar Economy in India.
Prime Minister was interacting with various senior Economists, Private Equity/Venture Capitalists, Business Leaders from Manufacturing, Travel & Tourism, Apparel & FMCG, Analytics, subject experts in the fields of Agriculture, Science & Technology and Finance.
The meeting was held at NITI AAYOG in New Delhi today as part of the pre-budget exercise.
Prime Minister said that he was happy that the two hour open discussion has brought to forefront the experience of people on the ground and those working in their respective fields.
He said that this would enhance the synergy between policy makers and various stakeholders.
Prime Minister said that the idea of 5 Trillion Dollar Economy is not a sudden development and that it is based on a deep understanding of the strengths of the country.
He said that the strong absorbent capacity of Indian economy shows the strength of basic fundamentals of the Indian economy and its capacity to bounce back.
Prime Minister said that the sectors like Tourism, Urban Development, Infrastructure and Agri based Industry have a great potential to taking forward the economy and for employment generation.
He said that open discussions and brainstorming in such forums lead to a healthy debate and understanding of the issues.
Prime Minister said that this would also foster a positive mood and “can do” spirit in the society.
Stating that India is land with unlimited possibilities he requested all stakeholders to do their bit to bridge the gap between reality and perception.
He said, “We must all work together and start to think like a nation”
Economists like Shri Shankar Acharya, Shri R Nagaraj, Ms. Farzana Afridi, Venture Capitalist Shri Pradip Shah, Industrialists Shri Apparao Mallavarapu, Shri Deep Kalra, Shri Patanjali Govind Keswani, Shri Deepak Seth, Shri Srikumar Misra, Subject Experts Shri Ashish Dhawan and Shri Shiv Sarin were among the 38 delegates who participated in the discussions.
Minister for Home Affairs Shri Amit Shah, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSME Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Railways and Commerce Shri Piyush Goyal and Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Panchayati Raj Shri Narendra Tomar, Secretaries from various Ministries, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Shri Rajiv Kumar and CEO of NITI Aayog Shri Amitabh Kant attended the meeting.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Electrostatic Disinfection Technology Transferred for Commercialization
CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation , Chandigarh, has designed and developed an innovative technology for effective disinfection and sanitization to fight with corona pandemic. CSIR-CSIO has transferred this technology to a Nagpur-based company, Rite Water Solutions Pvt. Ltd., for commercialization and large-scale production. This technology has been found very efficient and effective to stop the spread of coronavirus and pathogens, say CSIR-CSIO scientists.
Electrostatic Disinfection Machine is developed based on the electrostatic principle. It produces uniform and fine spray droplets of disinfectants in the size range of 10-20 micrometre to kill microorganisms and viruses. Due to the small size of droplets, the surface area of spray droplets increases thereby enhancing the interaction with harmful microorganisms and coronavirus. The machine uses very less disinfection material as compared to conventional methods, which helps to save natural resources with negligible increase of chemical waste in the environment.
“Charged droplets emitted from the disinfection machine can cover the directly exposed and obscured surfaces uniformly with increased efficiency and efficacy and the disinfectant reaches to any hidden areas of the target, where there is a maximum possibility to find the viruses. Therefore, it kills or inhibits the growth of pathogens very effectively”, said by Dr. Manoj K. Patel, Senior Scientist and Innovator of the technology.
Technology transfer agreement was signed by Abhijeet Gaan, Director, Rite Water Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and Dr. Surender Singh Saini, Head, Business Initiatives & Project Planning at CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh. Technology transfer event was held through video conferencing between both the parties. Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Director, CSIR-CSIO, and other departmental heads were also present during the event.
“We have come up with this innovative concept of electrostatic spraying for disinfection and sanitization of public places especially hospitals, poultry, trains and buses, airports and airplanes, offices, classrooms and hotels. It contributes to healthy lifestyle and healthcare of masses and directly linked to Swasth Bharat Mission of Government of India,” said Director, CSIR-CSIO Chandigarh.
“Various technologies of electrostatic spraying have been already transferred to industry for different industrial and societal applications such as electrostatic pesticides sprayer, electrostatic dust mitigation and environment protection device, etc.”, said Dr. Surender Singh Saini.